“With Gerard, with Kevin... I like the players, but they need to run more,” Koeman said.

Idrissa Gueye gets about

“They need to do more, they need to press more.

“It’s all about the work rate of the player. Sometimes it’s difficult because for that creative player, sometimes you’re a little bit more sloppy in that aspect of football.”

Statistics supplied to the ECHO by Opta, show that Idrissa Gueye and Ross Barkley covered the most ground for Everton on Saturday, clocking up 6.8 miles each, while Gareth Barry (replaced with five minutes left) ran 6.7 miles.

“But we will work on it, and you saw Ross in the second half working hard for the team,” Koeman added.

“It is not a question of how good his technique is or how good his first touch is, it’s about him needing to take more responsibility for the team and to do a job defending also. That makes the team stronger.

“We will learn that, no problem.”

Koeman is in no doubt that Deulofeu and Mirallas needs to work on their fitness levels.